Vehicle-wheel.



K. KAFAFIAN L G. ESM'ARIAN.

VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED MAH. 5, 191s.

Patented June 4, 1918.

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.application lecl March 5, y1.918. Serial No. 220,57.

To all lwhom it 'may concern:

Be it known thatv/e, Kernen Kanarien j and GARABED ESMARLAN, a citizen of the United States and applicant for citizenshi `5 having filed rst papers, respectively, resring at `Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented cer.n

tain new and useful lmproveinents in Vehide-Wheels, of which the following is a 10 speciiication. j

rlhis invention has relation to pneumatic tires and vehicle Wheels, and has for one of its objects the provision of the pneumatic tire including a casing and a plurality of tu- 151 bular sections inclosed therein in circumferential order, adapted to be inflated individually so as to constitute in edect, separate and independent inner tubes whereby in the event that one section is punctured it may be read- ,20 ily replaced at small cost, and for other reasons Which will presently appear.

Another object of the invention is to prol, vide an improved vehicle wheel constructed in a manner to support a pneumatic tire of 25 the character abovev set forth whereby any one of the tubular sections may be removed and replaced without disturbing the other parts of the Wheel.

A still further .object of the invention is no to providelan improved pneumatic tire and vehicle Wheel, embodying the features above set forth which are more specifically a riln section formed of circumferentially arranged blocks, alternate blocks being realternate blocks relatively fxed'tovvhich the spokes are connected, and

a neuinaticutire including a sectional inner' tu e having the sections thereof located adjacent the removable blocks whereby, in the a() event that a tubularsection is punctured the adjacent blocks may be removed to provide an aperture through which the injured tuhula'i1 section may be abstracted and subsequently replaced.

a5 ln addition to the foregoing our invention colnprehends improvements in the details of'construction and Varrangement of the Inient with the shoulders coi-relative parts to be hereinafter more fully described and particularly set forth in the 5o appended claims.

In the accompanyin drawings in Which similar and corresponc ing parts are designated by the same characters of reference throughout the several vievvs in which they appear5--` Figure 1, is a fragmentary View, partly in elevation and partly in section of a vehi cle Wheel and tire constructed in accordance with our invention i j Fig. 2, is a transverse section 'talren on the line 2-2 of Fig. Il. l

Fig. 3, is a fragmentary sectional tive of a portion of the rim and. flangesief the Wheel, and

Fig. el, is a fragmentary view of a modi" fled forni of our invention. j l

The wheel comprises a rim section formed of an annular flange 1G provided. ywithan outer peripheral clencher riin 11V. Formed upon the inner .face of the flange 10is a plurality of laterally extending lugs con siderably less in thickness than the` width of the flange. The lugs are disposed in uniH form spaced rela-tion as indicated, Japplied to the inner face of each lug is a segmental block 13 having its ends beveled so that the adjacent faces of adjacent bloclrs `ivill be parallel. The blocks 13 are slightly less in length than Vthe lengtl'l of the lugs whereby to define shoulders 11i at the ends of the lugs. Each block 13 is perforated upon its inner face to receive the spokes `l5 `which. are extended radially and connected `to the hub sectionv 1G of the Wheel. The spokes may he anchored by means of screws .17 ine sci-ted in openings in the lugs l2 and into the spokes. Said screws also serve toetsecure the blocks to the lugs. The spacingrojf `the blocks 13 defines spaces in which removable blocks 18 are placed, said blocks being are nate in configuration to conform `rto the curvature of the l'inl, and are furthermore notched at each end as at 19 whereby' the shoulders lilat the ends of the lugs may seat in said notches when the bloclrs are in place. lt will be noted that the blocks 18 are inserted into the space from the inside of the rim and are pushed outwardly until their movement is limited by engage- 14. The outer sur faces of the blocks Will then lie dushvvith the outer faces of the lugs 19;, anduforin in conjunction therewith a sniooth periph eral surface against which the shoe is seated.

The blocks 18 'areheld in place by means of bolts 20 which enter openings in the blocks and in the Bange 10. Each block is formed with a radial opening in which the inflating valve 21 is inserted. 'Ihe pneumatic tire comprises a casing 22 similar 1n outward ments 24in which are located the tubular' inflatable sections 25 constructed in a manner similar to that of an inner tube and hav 'ing the valves 2l whereby they may be in dividually nllated. When the arts above mentioned are assembled in t e manner stated they are held in place by means of an annular clamping flange 26 similar to the flange 10 and in a like manner formed with a peripheral clencher rim 27 to coact with the rimy 11' in securing the beadin of the shoe therebetween. The llange 26 1s perforated to receive bolts 28 which extend also through openings in the blocks 13 and in the flange 10.` The bolts 28 are provided at one end with conical heads to be seated in countersunk openings in the flange 10, while the opposite ends are threaded to engage in the openings of the flange 26 which openings are correspondingly threaded to receive the same. The ends of the bolts which project through the flange 26 are formed with a transverse kerf whereby they may be readily engaged and readily removed by means of a screw driver or other tool from the outside of the wheel.

In the event that any one of the inner tube sections 25 is punctured the same may be removed by rst removing the clamping flange 26, then withdrawing the boltsr20 which secure the blocks 18 which is located beneath the particular inner tube `section injured. Said block together with the injured tubular section may be easily withdrawn and either the tubular' section repaired or a new sectionsubstituted. The block and tubular section may then be replaced and the clamping flange 26 reapplied.

y. It will be seen that none of the otherparts need be removed or displaced and hence a repair can be quickly made with this arrangement. The cost of a repair is likewise reduced since only the particular section of inner tube injured need be replaced. A strip of rubber or similar material of a length corrcspondingto the length of each tubular section 25 may be interposed bctweenthe under side of said tubular section and the -`louter surface of the rim so as to prevent y a tool to be inserted therebetween to remove or insert the tubular section:

We have illustrated in Fig. 4 ofthe drawlaccata inlgs a modified form of our invention `in w ich the flanges 10 and 26 are utilized; in this case however, in lieu of the lugs 12 a circumferential rim 30 is formed on the flange lOcorresponding in thickness to the thickness of the lugs. In place of the spaced blocks 13, -a continuous annular felly 31 is applied to the flange 10 and inclosed within the rim 30, bolts 32 being inserted in said felly and flange to hold the parts together. The clamping flange 26 is then applied to the face of the felly and secured by means of bolts 33 which pass through said flange, the felly and the flange 10. A conventional form of casing 34C and inner tube may be associated with this form of wheel. The spokes 35 are secured in the felly inthe usual manner.

While we have illustrated and described our invention with some degree of particularity, we realize that in practice various alterations thereover may be made, and we therefore desire to reserve the right and privilege of changing the form of the details of construction and arrangement of the correlative parts without departing from the spirit of the invention-or the scope of the ap ended claims.

aving thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:n

1. In combination, a vehicle wheel including an annular flange, lateral circumferentially spaced lugs on said flange, blocks applied to said flange and the under side of the lugs, a hub section, and spokes radiating from said hub section and secured at their l"ends to the blocks.

2. In a vehicle wheel, an annular flange, lateral circumferentially spaced lugs on said llange, blocks applied to one side of the 'flange and beneath the lugs, a hub section,

applied to said blocks, and means for securing the clamping flange to the rst vmentioned flange.

4. In a vehicle wheel, a flange, a lurality of arcuate lugs, extending laterally from one side face of the flange in circumferentially spaced relation, said lugs being less in thickness than the Width of the flange, an arcuate block applied to the inner face oteach lug, said block being spaced slightly inwerd at their ends from the ends of the section and connected im the Erst mentioned 1w lugs to define shoulders, removable blocks block.

insertedvbetween the first mentioned blocks, In testimony Whereo We affix nur signa.- eaeh removable lloclzl heling notched at each cures in presence of e Witness. 5 end to receive t e s ou ders, means for sei curing both sets of blocks to the ange, a clamping Harige applied to the blocks, means J foi-securing beth anges together,` :i hub Witness: f sachen, and spokes radiating from said hub M. JONES. 

